The rescue operation began off the coast of Nakhodka in Primorye, where the container ship Rise Shine ran aground and broke in half. This was reported by the duty officer of the emergency rescue unit of the port of Nakhodka.
At the moment, the rescue services do not yet have information about what is contained in the containers on the dry cargo ship.
The rescue vessel Lazurit (FSBI Morspasluzhba) left Vladivostok to assist the crew. In addition, the Mi-8 helicopter is preparing for the flight.
At 10:30 (03:30 Moscow time) the captain of the Rise Shine reported that there was a threat to the crew members. At 10:45 (03:45 Moscow time), the rescuers of the Vladivostok search and rescue squad of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia for the Primorsky Territory, consisting of 4 people and one piece of equipment, went to the Ozernye Klyuch airport.
The vessel is under the flag of Panama, according to preliminary data, its length is 101 meters, width is 19 meters.
In the area of the crash, the air temperature is up to 10 degrees Celsius, a strong wind blows with gusts up to 20-22 m / s.
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